29. Break the habit of picking at the skin around my nails. Youch! It hurts!

30. Bungy jump from the world's tallest bungy jump from Bloukrans bridge in South Africa.

31. Have a “signature dish”—something that everyone will ask me to bring to a potluck.32. Go ice fishing.33. Get all of my amazing girlfriends across the nation together for an unforgettable weekend.34. Spend a month in the woods with nothing but the pack on my back and whatever I can carry in it.35. Use the phrase “the last time I was in Thailand” in a completely legitimate way.36. Own my own company.37. Learn how to clean and cook and entire fish.38. Play with a baby elephant

41. Live in a foreigncountry42. Play tennis at a 4.0 level (right now I'm a measly 2.75)43. Learn the names of the constellations44. Beat my Mom at Scrabble (never. going. to happen.)45. Start a compost pile46. Buy a gorgeous piece of stained glass47. Learn how to be a good haggler48. Wear a two-piece with ease again49. Be an extra in a movie50. Learn how to play chess

I fell off the map a little. Chris and I broke up and just didn't know how to handle it or address it on the interwebs. So I just stopped. Completely.

But, it's been a year. And while the pain of heart break is still there, it's not the same as before. I can talk about it. I don't want to talk about it now. But I could, you know, if I wanted to.

What have I been up to? Work. Drinking (life skills people, cut your judging). Obsessively collecting cookbooks. Hanging out with friends. Getting addicted to games on my iPad. Pinning like crazy but never doing anything with the pins. Dating and the ups and downs that comes with that.

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After spending my college years and first years of being an adult (ack!) in Dallas I packed my things and backpacked through Europe alone for 3 months. I then headed to culinary school at Johnson & Wales. Finally before tackling a career and a morgage I'm seeing the world! Want to know more? Read away! You can email me at goodbyedallashelloworld@gmail.com !